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In this chapter, Dany gets married and receives some interesting gifts.


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Dany wakes to a whole slew of bad news. Her baby Rhaego was stillborn and monstrous. Khal Drogo is alive but catatonic. The Khalasar is gone. The boys take a long hard look at Mirri Maz Duur’s medical license and consider what Dany’s options are now.

Chapter Review:
Daenerys  Targaryen has vivid dreams about the waking of the dragon. The dreams begin with the familiar warning, “You don't want to wake the dragon, do you?” But as the dream narrows and becomes more prophetic, the words are dropped until all that is left is a rather different order(?)/suggestion(?) “Wake the dragon.”

When the all-too-human Daenerys wakes, it is to an entirely different world. Rhaego was born but was a creature of nightmares, with leathery wings and a tail. He did not survive. Drogo lives, but his spirit is gone. She confronts Mirri Maz Duur who, despite having a few things she could say to save herself, admits that she was seeking revenge for what happened to her people. Drogo lives, but his life is intolerably circumscribed. Mirri points out that her own life was rich and full until Drogo came. She is unrepentant.

Dany does everything in her power to revive Drogo, but nothing works. When she’s convinced that he cannot come back to her, she smothers him with a pillow.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Khal Drogo - Lord of a giant Dothraki Khalasar. Husband to Daenerys Targaryen.
Daenerys Targaryen - Khaleesi to a Dothraki khalasar, wife to Khal Drogo, and younger sister to Viserys. Pregnant with Rhaego Targaryen, the Stallion who Mounts the World.
Jorah Mormont - Exiled former lord of Bear Island. Advisor to Daenerys Targaryen. Spying on the Targaryens for Lord Varys.
Mirri Maz Duur - Priestess and healer of the Lhazareen.

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Khal Drogo’s health deteriorates, causing Dany to make a pact with Mirri Maz Duur to use dark blood magic to bring him back. This causes a ruckus in the Khalasar. Ser Jorah defends Dany, but she goes into labor. He carries her to her midwife - but unfortunately, that is mid-spell Mirri Maz Duur. The boys worry for the whole Drogo family.

Chapter Review:
Khal Drogo’s wounds have become infected and he falls from his horse. Dany demands that the khalasar camp here for the night and that Mirri Maz Duur attend him. Drogo’s blooriders are convinced that the slave is poisoning Drogo, but Dany upbraids them and they begrudgingly comply.

When his tent is erected, Dany and crew survey Khal Drogo’s chest. It is immediately apparent that he’s on death’s door. Ser Jorah counsels that the two of them flee immediately. Dany cannot understand why they would, when she bears the heir but he points out that the Dothraki think little of hereditary rights and no mere prophecy would prevent a would-be Khal from killing her and her son.

Mirri agrees to try blood magic to save Drogo, but nobody can enter the tent during the incantation. Unfortunately, Ser Jorah does not hear this warning, and when Dany’s labor is induced by a fall, he carries the Khaleesi to her midwife, with unknown consequences.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Khal Drogo - Lord of a giant Dothraki Khalasar. Husband to Daenerys Targaryen.
Daenerys Targaryen - Khaleesi to a Dothraki khalasar, wife to Khal Drogo, and younger sister to Viserys. Pregnant with Rhaego Targaryen, the Stallion who Mounts the World.
Jorah Mormont - Exiled former lord of Bear Island. Advisor to Daenerys Targryen. Spying on the Targaryens for Ser Varys.
Qotho - Dothraki warrior. Blood rider of Khal Drogo.
Lhazareen - Peaceful sheep farmers of the southern Dothraki sea.
Mirri Maz Duur - Priestess and healer of the Lhazareen.

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Dany annoys some of the khalasar by rescuing new slaves from rape and murder. Khal Drogo hurt in the raid that won the slaves, backs her up. One of the women Dany saved is a healer and she agrees to patch up the wounded Khal. Mackelly and Simon cast an expert eye over the stitchwork.

Chapter Review:
Khal Drogo’s khalasar stumbles across Khal Ogo and crew attacking a town of sheep-farmers. The peaceful Lhazareen are thrilled when Drogo’s forces attack and destroy the rival Dothraki. However, their relief is short-lived: Drogo’s men finish the job off and destroy the village killing or enslaving everyone.

The warriors set about systematic rape and pillage. Dany, against advice, rescues several women from their plight. This causes dissent in the ranks, but Khal Drogo cannot help but take her side. He’s picked up a few wounds and she wants him to call for a medic. They have their hands full, but one of Dany’s entourage of new slaves (Mirri Maz Duur) offers to help.

Drogo’s blood riders have misgivings. A female healer is obviously a witch of some sort. But Dany thinks she can trust her. Drogo grits his teeth as hot wine is applied and sutures are inserted. Qotho warns Mirri that her life depends on the Khal’s uneventful recovery. Dany is impressed by the bedside manner (of Mirri, not Qotho) and asks her to be midwife at Rhaego’s birth. 

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Khal Drogo - Lord of a giant Dothraki Khalasar. Husband to Daenerys Targaryen.
Daenerys Targaryen - Khaleesi to a Dothraki khalasar, wife to Khal Drogo, and younger sister to Viserys. Pregnant with Rhaego Targaryen, the Stallion who Mounts the World.
Jorah Mormont - Exiled former lord of Bear Island. Advisor to Daenerys Targryen. Spying on the Targaryens for Ser Varys.
Rhaegar Targaryen - Crown prince to Aerys Targaryen. Killed by Robert Baratheon during the Battle at the Trident.
Qotho - Dothraki warrior. Blood rider of Khal Drogo.
Khal Ogo - Head of a rival khalasar.
Lhazareen - Peaceful sheep farmers of the southern Dothraki sea.
Mirri Maz Duur - Priestess and healer of the Lhazareen.

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Dany survives a poisoning plot thanks to Ser Jorah's timely intervention. Khal Drogo is so grateful he gives Mormont a horse and Dany what she wishes: the Khalasar will cross the Narrow Sea and take back the Iron Throne for her. Mackelly and Simon fortify their castles in anticipation. 

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Khal Drogo has got no interest in Westeros. As far as he is concerned, the world that his future son Rhaego will mount ends at the Narrow Sea. Daenerys Targaryen doesn't push her luck (who would after witnessing Viserys' coronation?) 

Drogo goes hunting. Daenerys goes to the market. Ser Jorah gets news from Westeros. A wine-seller digs out a special cask just for the Khaleesi. Ser Jorah thinks the merchant should sample his own wares. The man apparently doesn't like wine and tries unsuccessfully to high-tail it out of there. Wait a minute! It was poison. A letter from Illyrio Mopatis to Viserys confirms that a lordship is on offer to anyone who can murder a Targaryen. 

Daenerys feels the dragon stirring within her, and tries to wake her dragon eggs with fire. No luck. Drogo kills a white lion, but that is quickly forgotten when he learns of the plot. The usurper tried to kill his wife, in Vaes Dothrak? He has gone too far. The best horse in the khalasar for Ser Jorah for saving Daenerys. And puke-bags, at the ready we're going on a cruise everybody. 

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Khal Drogo - Lord of a giant Dothraki Khalasar. Husband to Daenerys Targaryen.
Daenerys Targaryen - Khaleesi to a Dothraki khalasar, wife to Khal Drogo, and younger sister to Viserys. Pregnant with Rhaego, the Stallion who Mounts the World.
Viserys Targaryen - Deposed heir to the Iron Throne. Older brother to Daenerys. Killed by Khal Drogo.
Illyrio Mopatis - Wealthy magister from the Free City of Pentos.
Jorah Mormont - Exiled former lord of Bear Island. Advisor to Daenerys Targryen. Spying on the Targaryens for Lord Varys.
Doreah - Lysine handmaid to Daenerys Targaryen. She’s charged with teaching Dany the womanly arts. Her previous career in a pleasure house of Lys makes her something of an expert.
Jhogo - Dothraki warrior. Member of Daenerys Targaryen’s Khas (personal guards).

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In this chapter, we meet Daenerys and have a rather visceral reaction to her brother, Viserys.

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• 00:00:00 Intro
• 00:01:47 60-Second Summary
• 00:03:23 Who are these people?
• 00:04:21 Chapter Discussion
• 00:12:15 Predictions
• 00:16:11 Next Chapter Title
• 00:17:40 Outro

Harmat's Predictions in this episode:

• Drogo will like Dany, but he'll want more in exchange for the army.
• Viserys won't meet Drogo's demands because it is too easy; they have to go through more struggle to get to Westeros.
• Feel bad for Dany, but don't want to expect anything from her 'cause she has virtually no power. She could get this by running away, but she won't do that. Right now, she's just our prespective into Viserys's journey
• We will see character development in Dany when they meet other people from Westeros; i.e: Baratheons & Starks
• Illyrio's having fun with Viserys, but he's spending too much money for that to be true.
• Whatever Illyrio's intentions, they are not good, definitely harmful to Dany
• Illyrio wants something from Drogo so he set up the marriage in return for what he wants
• Ned's chapter will be anti-climactic; preparing for the king's visit; we will get some backstory and the character's predictions for why King Robert is coming

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Daenerys and Khal Drogo go for their second trimester gender-reveal with the Dosh Khaleen. A snack of raw horse’s heart, sex in public, and a celebratory feast  - all in a typical day for a hard-working Khaleesi. The portents are what the happy couple were looking for: a boy, strong, healthy, oh, and the long-prophesied Khal who will bring all the people of the world into one great Khalasar...so that’ll be nice. Mac and Simon pay homage. 

Chapter Review: 
Daenerys Targaryen visits the Dosh Khaleen and manages to chow down an entire raw horse's heart. That is the ultimate test, and elicits a positive reaction from the old crones. The unborn child will be the Stallion who Mounts the World. Prophecy said that he’d arrive eventually to unite all people into one giant Khalasar (but then, who would they plunder from?) 

After a bath and a bit of hanky-panky, a feast is thrown. It’s all fun and games until Dany’s brother Viserys arrives and really rains on the whole parade. He’s drunk and feels that he’s owed the Iron Throne. 

Viserys gets belligerent. Threatens to cut Dany’ baby out there and then. Khal Drogo relents. Viserys will have his golden crown. The bloodriders hold him down as Dany watches on, while Drogo dumps molten gold on her brother’s head. Dany observes that he cannot have been a true dragon, because fire wouldn’t have killed him. 

Characters/Places/Names/Events: 
Khal Drogo - Lord of a giant Dothraki Khalasar. Husband to Daenerys Targaryen. 
Daenerys Targaryen - Khaleesi to a Dothraki khalasar, wife to Khal Drogo, and younger sister to Viserys. 
Viserys Targaryen - Deposed heir to the Iron Throne. Older brother to Daenerys. 
Jorah Mormont - Exiled former lord of Bear Island. Advisor to Daenerys Targryen. Spying on the Targaryens for Ser Varys. 
Rhaegar Targaryen - Crown prince to Aerys Targaryen. Killed by Robert Baratheon during the Battle at the Trident. 

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Daenerys Targaryen is embracing her role as khaleesi of the Dothraki khalasar. Her brother Viserys isn't fitting in so well. When she gives a command that applies to him, she Wakes the Dragon. Only it's Viserys who ends up sobbing in the dirt.

Chapter Review:
In chapter 23 of "A Game of Thrones", from the "A Song of Ice and Fire" book series, Daenerys Targaryen gets her first look at the Dothraki Sea. She finds it beautiful. When she gives the command not to follow her, while she rides into it, her brother Viserys is enraged. She pushes back for the first time and as she waits for the retaliation Jhogo whips Viserys in the neck and drags him to the ground. Daeny doesn't want him hurt, but makes him walk behind the khalasar, one of the worst punishments in Dothraki culture. Daeny and Ser Jorah discuss Viserys being unfit to rule, and the smallfolk not caring who rules them. The chapter ends with Daeny being pregnant, on her 14th nameday.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Daenerys Targaryen - Khaleesi to a Dothraki khalasar and younger sister to Viserys.
Viserys Targaryen - Deposed heir to the Iron Throne.
Ser Jorah Mormont - Exiled knight from Westeros. Sworn sword to Viserys Targaryen.
Jhogo - A member of the khas assigned to Dany.
Irri, Jiqui, and Doreah - Dany's handmaidens.
Dothraki Sea - Vast grassland region of Essos.

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